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FRIER BACON HIS DISCOVERY OF THE MIRACLES OF ART, NATURE AND MAGIC. Faithfully translated out of Dr Dees own copy, by T.M. and never before in English.
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London, printed for Simon Miller at the Starre in St Pauls Church-yard, 1659.. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1659, small book, 12mo, approximately 130 x 80 mm, 5¼ x 3 inches, pages: [12], 1-51, [7] - lacks last blank leaf, collates as ESTC R10803. Bound in full calf, rebacked using original spine, marbled endpapers. Slight rubbing to hinges, tips of corners worn with board just showing, top margin slightly trimmed affecting running title on 9 pages, pale browning to title page and following page, tiny rust hole to second page of adverts, pages 17-19 have neat old ink name against the experiment, otherwise a very good copy. A student of Aristotle, Roger Bacon was one of the earliest European proponents of experimental research. His writings are also notable for including descriptions of vehicles, flying machines, diving bell etc. See: A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Library, Volume 2, page 83. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- FRIER BACON HIS DISCOVERY OF THE MIRACLES OF ART, NATURE AND MAGIC. Faithfully translated out of Dr Dees own copy, by T.M. and never before in English.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
